Does universal newborn hearing screening impact the timing of deafness treatment?

• Main Authors: Marina Faistauer (Author), Alice Lang Silva (Author), Daniela de Oliveira Ruiz Dominguez (Author), Renata Bohn (Author), Têmis Maria Félix (Author), Sady Selaimen da Costa (Author), Letícia Petersen Schmidt Rosito (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2022-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: To evaluate the impact of the Universal Neonatal Hearing Screening (UNHS) on the age at diagnosis, beginning of treatment, and first cochlear implant surgery. Methods: A retrospective cohort study with children up to 12 years old with bilateral hearing loss were divided into two groups: p...